The Term Fire-Eaters Referred to Those Who

The term fire-eaters referred to those who

A) favored letting the status of slavery in the West be determined by popular sovereignty.
B) proposed using the Missouri Compromise line and dividing territories between the North and South.
C) would not tolerate the introduction of slavery into any part of the country.
D) took the view that the federal government had no constitutional right to restrict slavery at all.